Monthly Archives: August 2014

Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 29, 2014

In the week leading up to the Labor Day long weekend, there are discounts on VPS and Minecraft hosting, as well as .COM and .NET domains. Continue reading

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Security Breaches Run Rampant at Swedish Organizations: Report

A study of businesses in Sweden found security breaches at a shocking 93 percent, according to FireEye and KPMG. The study, “Unknown Threats in Sweden”, was released on Wednesday, and also showed that 79 percent were exfiltrating data. Continue reading

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US Chief Technology Officer Steps Down, Google Exec Megan Smith Top Candidate

On Thursday the White House confirmed that Todd Park, the second ever United States Chief Technology Officer, is leaving the position to spend more time with his family in California. Park will continue to work for the government in his new position as technology adviser to the White House. Continue reading

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Alibaba Continues To Expand Cloud Data Center Footprint

Chinese e-commerce and cloud services giant Alibaba is opening a fifth data center in Shenzhen in support of its cloud, AliCloud. The data center will house approximately 10,000 servers. Continue reading

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US State Dept Says Local Data Storage Could Harm Internet’s Organic Growth

A US State Department official spoke against regulations in countries like Russia that require local data storage on Thursday, according to a report by GigaOM. Continue reading

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